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  1. bill barilko

    Yet Another Attempt at Passenger Only Ferries

    https://www.greenlineferries.com/ Little info apart from some earnest sounding copy
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    'a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching,misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac'

    The complete quote is and of course it's about Roger Waters as seen by Polly Samson wife of David Gilmour. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/07/pink-floyd-lyricist-calls-roger-waters-an-antisemite-and-putin-apologist Your thoughts?
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    There are Still Some Decent Russians Around

    Letter from the parents of Andrei Kuzmenko newly signed forward with the Vancouver Canucks
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    How Canadians got their beloved breakfast cereal back-RRC!

    A floating fishing lodge I used to frequent served this-it fortified a person for a day battling the freezing waves on the North Pacific-if you asked they'd send you home with a few boxes in with your frozen Halibut How Canadians got their beloved breakfast cereal back The re-released Red...
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    Found in Manitoba But Nowhere Else on Earth!

    Wapusk National Park has a population of Black, Polar & Grizzly Bears-something found nowhere else on earth! https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mb/wapusk/nature/faune-animals/cam/grizzli-grizzly https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mb/wapusk/nature/faune-animals/mammiferes-mammals/ours-bears/noir-black...
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    Canadian maple syrup production hits record high in 2022!

    All Good News All the Time! Canadian maple syrup production hits record high in 2022 Julie Doucette, centre, hangs a bucket on the maple tree she tapped at the Vanier Museopark sugar bush in Ottawa, Canada's maple syrup producers had a record harvest this year, pulling in 79.1 million...
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    Last Time you saw Opium For Sale in your town?

    30+ years here closer to 40 IIRC Largest ever opium seizure by border agency, worth estimated $50M, made at Port of Vancouver Officers investigating 19 shipping containers found almost 2,500 kg of the drug hidden in pallets The Canada Border Service Agency says a seizure of almost 2,500...
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    Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine-Yale Lecture Videos

    Been listening to these for a while now-well worth your time if you're at all interested-Yes there's some slogging in terms of learning background (it is history after all).
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    Porter Airlines to fly out of Pearson to Vancouver, plus Ottawa and Montreal

    Toronto-based airline has ordered 50 new Embraer long-range jets CBC News · Posted: Dec 08, 2022 11:38 AM ET | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago Toronto-based regional airline Porter is going to start flying out of Pearson airport, using jets that can handle destinations farther away than the...
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    Family-run B.C. company beats out some big names to win acoustic guitar of the year

    Kamloops-a godforsaken shithole if ever there was one now has a claim to fame (kind of) Family-run B.C. company beats out some big names to win acoustic guitar of the year Musical Merchandise Review recognizes Riversong Guitars for making a 'true luxury guitar' Mike Miltimore, owner of...
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    Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China over ‘police stations’ in Ottawa

    Not surprising the federal gubmint has been called on to 'do something' about increasing Chinese influence-not that this is really something Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China over ‘police stations’ in Ottawa China accused of illegal activities but Beijing embassy says locations...
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    Lady Rose Marine-2022 SEASON Passengers sail for free or by donation for the month of December

    https://ladyrosemarine.com/ Last 'off season' trip I took on the Frances Barkley we saw Bears, Whales, Dolphins and even some small Spring Salmon!
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    Yet Another Country in Shit with the Russians

    OK well not exactly a country but it is a place people know Pitcairn Islands on Russia's unfriendly list One of the HMS Bounty guns on display on Pitcairn Island On the one hand is an island group with a population of less than 50. On the other a superpower with more than 140 million people...
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    It Really is 'Dear Olde Englandstan' Now

    Taken @ #10 Downing St-someone somewhere is having a helluva laugh
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    Canada bans street dogs from more than 100 countries starting Wednesday

    Enough is Enough far too many of these sickly vicious brutes around here lately Canada bans street dogs from more than 100 countries starting Wednesday Dog rescue organizations in Canada hope the federal government will have a change of heart over its ban on street dogs from more than 100...
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    International naval team finds 22 huge World War II bombs in Tuvalu lagoon

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/475578/international-naval-team-finds-22-huge-world-war-ii-bombs-in-tuvalu-lagoon International naval team finds 22 huge World War II bombs in Tuvalu lagoon Twenty-two 500lb World War II-era bombs have been found underwater at Nanumea in...
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    Human Settlement of the Americas Pushed Back to 38,900 – 36,250 cal BP.

    Much too long and an odd format to C&P if you have any interest check it out it'll take a while https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.903795/full
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    Amtrak trains between Vancouver and Seattle to return 2 months ahead of schedule this fall

    Now if only WS state in general and Seattle in particular weren't such boring shitty dumps https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amtrak-vancouver-seattle-september-1.6508603 Amtrak trains between Vancouver and Seattle to return 2 months ahead of schedule this fall Passenger trains...
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    Experience a rare taste of true Canadian terroir tea.

    Yes grown in Canada right on Vancouver Island! Ten years of Canadian winters, Cowichan summers and West Coast rain have developed our Westholme tea garden. Tea making innovation and old-world tradition come together in our collection of home-grown teas from the Cowichan Valley.